The lion at the gate: An HIV-affected caregiver resists stigma

Health and Social Work

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 64-74

  Poindexter, Cynthia Cannon ^a  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; HIV AIDS; Narrative; Stigma

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL WORK; SWEDEN; VERMONT;

EID: 21244473259     PISSN: 03607283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/hsw/30.1.64     Document Type: Article

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